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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
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This Henry Chichelesley builded in his time 2. Colleges in Oxford the one called Alsoln college,1 and the other called Bernard college. About the year 1447. §1447Henry Bewford Cardinal, and William de la poole duke of Suffolk with the Queen, conspired duke Humphrey's death, & devised how to trap him: and for the more speedy furtherance thereof a parliament was summoned to be kept at Berry, far from the citizens of London: whither resorted all the Peers of the Realm, and amongest them the Duke of Gloucester, who on the second day of the Session was by the Lord Beumond high constable of England being accompanied with the duke of Buckingham, and others arrested, apprehended,2 and put in prison, and upon the same, all his servants put from him: of whom 32 of the principal being also under the arrest were dispersed into divers prisons. After this arrest thus done, and the duke put into ward: the night after (saith Hall) six nights (saith Fabian and Polychronicon) he was found dead in his bed the twenty fourth of February,3 and his Body showed unto the ⟨p. 383⟩Lords and commons, as though he had been taken naturally with some sudden disease. This was the end of the good Duke, after he had politically by the space of 25. 4years governed this realm.
This Henrie Chichelesley builded in his time 2. Colledges in Oxford the one called Alsoln colledge,1 and the other called Bernard colledge. About the yeare 1447. §1447Henry Bewford Cardinall, and William de la poole duke of Suffolke with the Quéen, conspired duke Humfreyes death, & deuised how to trappe him: and for the more speedy furtherance thereof a parliament was sommoned to be kept at Berry, far from the citizens of London: whither resorted all the Péeres of the Realme, and amongest them the Duke of Glocester, who on the second day of the Session was by the Lord Beumond high constable of England being accompanied with the duke of Buckingham, and others arested, apprehended,